CVE-2002-0980

7.5
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
26.67%
LOW RiskEPSS (98th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

The Web Folder component for Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 writes an error message to a known location in the temporary folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting it into the error message, then referring to the error message file via a mhtml: URL.

Published: 9/24/2002
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

7.5

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

26.67%LOW Exploitation Risk
98th percentile

This vulnerability has a 26.67% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other
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